Sanctity of Christian Marriage and the Security of Children in Nigeria: Utilising Mark 10: 2-12 as a Paradigm

Abstract

The study present an assessment of Mark 10:2-12 as a premise for the study of the sanctity of marriage and security of children in Nigeria. The objectives of this work were to re-examine the issue of marriage divorce re-marriage and the effects it has on children. A study of Mark 10:2-12 was done for clarity of the application and implications of terminologies that are related to permanency in Christian marriage. views of Biblical Scholars on Mark 10:2-12 were explored because of the importance it attached to the work. Methods employed include historical, narrative and sociological. The historical method helped the reconstruction of the place of divorce and re-marriage in Christianity. The narrative method made a comprehensive examination of the contents of the texts under consideration easy to assimilate, the sociological method was important in order to understand the effects of divorce and remarriage on the children and the society. The major findings were: re-marriage is unbiblical as divorce should not occur in the first place. The honour and sanctity of marriage are under constant attack in Nigeria today, evidenced by the high rate of divorce that is common. and its repercussions reverberate through childhood into adulthood. In conclusion. Christians who fail to uphold the sanctity of marriage through divorce and re-marriage commit adultery.